Fotógrafo Lili Castillo

—En primer lugar, ¿quién puede llamar el mejor fotógrafo en México, México? :)

—Me! ;)

—¿Es usted fotogénico(a)?

—I don´t think so.

—¿Cómo empezó a trabajar en la industria de fotografía?

—I started in Madrid, when I went to study a master's degree in photography. What I start as a job to pay the bills ended as something that I love to do.

—¿En su opinión, cuáles son los elementos más importantes de una buena fotografía?

—Light, composition and moments.

—¿Le gusta viajar?

—Yes, it inspires me a lot. Thats why I love doing multicultural weddings, I love knowing more about other cultures, traditions and religions.

—¿Qué le gusta más de su profesión?

—Search for unique moments that do not repeat, and make them look beautiful and powerful, make images that convey emotions.

—¿Qué tiene de especial el género fotográfico en que trabaja?

—I think that wedding photography is the combination of many types of photography in a single day portrait, documentary, product, etc.

—¿Cómo gestiona las críticas?

—It is very important to hear constructive criticism to grow as a photographer. It's hard to evolve without humility.

—¿Qué criterios debería tener en cuenta una persona a la hora de elegir a un fotógrafo?

—I would say that each photographer has a look, if you see his portfolio and you feel identified with his or her images I think it is for you. In the end he will be your eyes that day.

—¿Qué detalles que normalmente no tenemos en cuenta puede un fotógrafo captar?

—Emotions and moments at their best, these happen in fractions of seconds.

—¿Qué influye en el valor de una fotografía? ¿Cuáles son sus elementos?

—An image that is beautiful, powerful or tells a story.

—¿A quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—Rather than thinking of a person I would think of an animal, the snow leopard. Since I saw the movie "The secret life of Walter Mitty" I was shocked thinking about living an experience like that.

—¿Con quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—With Paul Nicklen or with Cristina García Rodero.

—¿Quién le inspira en su vida y por qué?

—I don't have a muse that inspires me, I think what inspires me are the relationships between people, I like the challenge of being able to capture those relationships in images.

—¿Cómo definiría el éxito? ¿Cómo lo mide?

—Success for me is to be the best photographer I know I can be, it is not a challenge against someone else but with myself. I think that as long as you love what you do you can always find a way to be better.

—¿Qué prefiere, gustar o sentirse respetado?

—Both, you can seek the balance.

—Cuando va de viaje, ¿qué lleva consigo y por qué?

—My camera obviously, I could not have experiences and not want to keep them.

—¿Se arrepiente de alguno de los gadgets que ha comprado? ¿Por qué?

—Economic lenses, I did it when I was a rookie and I would never do it again.

—¿Cómo se forma para tomar las mejores imágenes?

—Practicing, seeking criticism from other people I admire, and putting on personal challenges.

—¿Qué desea decir con sus fotografías?

—Although it sounds cheesy: love

—¿Qué le motiva a continuar tomando imágenes?

—I love what I do.

—¿Qué piensa de la vida en otros planetas?

—Maybe.

—¿Qué hace en su tiempo libre?

—I spend time with my husband, family and my dogs.

—¿Cree en los roles tradicionales de hombres y mujeres?

—Nop

—¿Hay vida después del matrimonio?

—Of course, without a doubt.

—¿Le gustan los perros o los gatos?

—Dogs.

—¿A quién o qué odia?

—Honey! I tried to like it but I can't.

—Lo mejor de su vida es:

—The people we love and love us.

—¿Qué le gustaría cambiar del mundo?

—The selflessness for taking care of nature, we are destroying our planet.

—¿Podría ofrecer algunos consejos a los fotógrafos que empiezan?

—Study, prepare and commit because this job involves a lot of responsibility.

—Si los extraterrestres llegaran a la Tierra y fuera la primera persona que encontraran, ¿qué les diría?

—Welcome!